Hi Shad, thanks for the positive remarks.  I'm glad you brought my attention to the bass and percussion mix, as I'll be taking that into account when I do the final mix.  Good ears!

Scotty, sometimes I think the Rokits are a little harsh in the upper mid range, but I have them set up in the middle of my room, away from all walls, so the bass response is better than what I'm used to.  I may shop around some more.

Wish I could sing like that.  Enjoyed listening to this.  Good luck on your CD.

it's truly awesome to hear how this keeps improving and improving with each iteration of mixes! James has a finely tuned ear. this sounds amazing :) DT

Reboagni
Wish I could sing like that.  Enjoyed listening to this.  Good luck on your CD.

Robert, thank you very much for listening and your kind words.

You must be my Lucky Star
'Cause you shine on me wherever you are
I just think of you and I start to glow
And I need your light
And baby you know
[Chorus:]
Starlight, starbright first star I see tonight
Starlight, [starbright] make everything all right
Starlight, starbright first star I see tonight
Starlight, [starbright] yeah
You must be my Lucky Star
'Cause you make the darkness seem so far
And when I'm lost you'll be my guide
I just turn around and you're by my side
[chorus]
Come on shine your heavenly body tonight
'Cause I know you're gonna make everything all right
You may be my lucky star
But I'm the luckiest by far
 

hehehe

this reminds me a bit of king crimson, mixed with peter gabriel and U2
i like the vocal approach...
i like all the breath capture...
love the guitar approach as well...
 
the solo is really neat, the reverse effect is cool
 
i listened to the remastered version first...
it sounds dull to me, like everything from 8khz up has been rolled off....
could be the player.....

then i listened to the 2.0 version, and i think i like that one better, the voice had more presence.
 
 
mix wise, i want to hear everything brighter...
the percussion needs more 'attack'.... not volume, just eq on the high end.
the bass seems too smooth, as if it is limited..

i think if it had a chance to breath more, on this particular song, would really help the song rise and fall more....
 
if you want to dial the vocals in..... get rid of a lot of the effects...
and go in an manually edit each waveform, at the end of every phrase, cut them all off at exactly the same time.
 
you have a lot of vocal 'run-overs' at the ends of phrases.
i battle this a lot on my own stuff.
but a very cool tune for sure
 

batsbrew
You must be my Lucky Star
'Cause you shine on me wherever you are
I just think of you and I start to glow
And I need your light
And baby you know
[Chorus:]
Starlight, starbright first star I see tonight
Starlight, [starbright] make everything all right
Starlight, starbright first star I see tonight
Starlight, [starbright] yeah
You must be my Lucky Star
'Cause you make the darkness seem so far
And when I'm lost you'll be my guide
I just turn around and you're by my side
[chorus]
Come on shine your heavenly body tonight
'Cause I know you're gonna make everything all right
You may be my lucky star
But I'm the luckiest by far
 

hehehe

this reminds me a bit of king crimson, mixed with peter gabriel and U2
i like the vocal approach...
i like all the breath capture...
love the guitar approach as well...
 
the solo is really neat, the reverse effect is cool
 
i listened to the remastered version first...
it sounds dull to me, like everything from 8khz up has been rolled off....
could be the player.....

then i listened to the 2.0 version, and i think i like that one better, the voice had more presence.
 
 
mix wise, i want to hear everything brighter...
the percussion needs more 'attack'.... not volume, just eq on the high end.
the bass seems too smooth, as if it is limited..

i think if it had a chance to breath more, on this particular song, would really help the song rise and fall more....
 
if you want to dial the vocals in..... get rid of a lot of the effects...
and go in an manually edit each waveform, at the end of every phrase, cut them all off at exactly the same time.
 
you have a lot of vocal 'run-overs' at the ends of phrases.
i battle this a lot on my own stuff.
but a very cool tune for sure
 

Bat, you've pointed out things I've not heard nor considered before.  Adding high end to the overall mix is not that difficult, as this would take place in the mastering.  The vocal run-overs are the kind of catch that only one with experience and golden ears would likely hear.  I've added this advice to my learning curve and will take this into consideration in the final version.  Thank you very much for taking a careful listen and imparting your advice for my help.  What a nice way to start the day!

 


Bat, you've pointed out things I've not heard nor considered before.  Adding high end to the overall mix is not that difficult, as this would take place in the mastering.  The vocal run-overs are the kind of catch that only one with experience and golden ears would likely hear.  I've added this advice to my learning curve and will take this into consideration in the final version.  Thank you very much for taking a careful listen and imparting your advice for my help.  What a nice way to start the day!

 
 
"Adding high end to the overall mix is not that difficult, as this would take place in the mastering."...
 
NO, don't do it there, ever.
always do it in the mix.
 
never rely on mastering to do ANYTHING, except to give you modern commercial volume level.
and even that, is subject to debate.
 
you are going to want to do this on a track by track basis.
 
and you will want to spend the time to figure out exactly what tracks need what frequencies, don't do a blanket pass and high shelf everything...
that will bring you pain and suffering.
LOL
 

Point taken, Bat!  It will be a pleasure to play with this mix again.  Thank you and jamesyoyo for your ability to teach an old dog a new trick.